Tim & Marie are team #4. Jason & Amy are team #5. Jason & Amy are not happy with Tim & Marie. Marie says that their bags weren't in the cab. Marie says that Jason & Amy wouldn't have known what they would have done. Jason & Amy say they wouldn't have stolen a cab. It goes back and forth. Jason says that they went to the FF and came back and they're still in this so they're going to kick their ass. And now it's just silence. Wow awkward.

Ally finishes the song... And she is told it's acceptable! They're out of the roadblock in 6th. Tim apologizes to Danny. Danny says he wouldn't have done better. Ally & Ashley are trying to get a taxi.

Danny finishes the song... And he gets the clue. I bet it was a pity thing because he can't really sing... "I can't sing... I can't dance..." "But we can race."

Ally & Ashley get a cab. They're at the palace. Tim & Danny arrive at the palace... Ice girls are in the maze... They get the clue...

I totally had a nostalgia fit when I saw the FF task! Then I nerded out when I saw the Choir Roadblock. Since I've been in choir since 4th grade, I totally understand how hard it is to sing in German! I though the leg was very well designed as well!

The detour task with the masks, the first fast forward that was explicitly "weather dependent", and the roadblock were among the best tasks I've seen on the show in a long time, and they were all on the same leg. Not to mention trains, and the almost rule violation with Jason and Amy and Tim and Marie, and the team that actually removed the bags from the taxi (and they're the ones who should be getting a penalty, but from the way it's edited, it doesn't look like that will happen.

I would have aced that roadblock as when I was jn junior and senior high school, I was in chorus, and I studied German in high school and college, although I haven't done either since. And I can still read German aloud without an accent; which some of the Racers were having trouble with in singing.

Leg 6 (Poland --> Austria) Analysis:I'd like to start off saying this was a better episode than the previous one in Poland despite the clustering of teams for 70% of the Leg. The tasks overall were really good and hilarious. I'm still kind of disappointed nobody got to do the Donauturm Fast Forward (TAR4 Roadblock "Switchback"). However, we got a mini-Switchback with the hedge maze originating back from TAR10 in Barcelona, Spain.

DETOUR: Chandelier or MasqueradeThis Detour wasn't really an even playing field. While the chandeliers required meticulousness and dexterity, teams would have had to start ALL OVER if one piece of glass is fixtured improperly. Didn't like how nobody chose that task. For the masquerade, teams could try all they want to find their correct duo and not receive a different mask like what TAR4 did in its Venetian ballroom Roadblock. It did bring out the best or worst in teams.DETOUR SCORE: 5/10

FAST FORWARD: Donauturm Bungee Jump AKA TAR4 "Switchback"Shameful how the plant-crashing winds didn't let Jason & Amy do the Fast Forward, but it did create some good decision making like in TAR14 if teams should walk or wait for the paraglide.FAST FORWARD SCORE: 9/10

ROADBLOCK: Sing like the Viennese Boys' ChoirThis task will remain the symbol of TAR23 for years and beyond! It brought out the silly of Tim (Team Oklahoma) and Ally doing the task more than three times to get it to the pianist's satisfaction. Jamal's first try made me cry and laugh on the floor Nonetheless, the pronunciation of Austrian words are tough and I really do give a ton of respect for their tryings.ROADBLOCK SCORE: 11/10

Not a really good episode, considering the Detour was kind of "manufactured" and just really easy (Tim and Marie finished in 3 mins!) and nobody did the other side.

The whole episode seemed to come down to who can sing better and I think this has been the first time in many seasons we see a task which determined the fate of the teams in the race. So now, if you want to join the race, not only do you have to take part in dance lessons before competing, you also have to go for singing lessons.

The stars of this episode = Nicky and Kim again. Oh my God. To those who have criticised them as being useless racers on this season... time to take back your words.

Glad that Travis and Nicole won the leg, because to be honest, Travis honestly sang and performed the best.

Ally and Ashley... barely survived, sending Tim and Danny home. I like both teams... but then again both teams have been really mediocre this season so they really deserve to go.

Hope that next week will deliver again!

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